Install amd64 over existing i386

[Odhiambo Washington]

On 15 March 2015 at 19:09, Chris Hill <chris at monochrome.org> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I bought a new machine the other day, and accidentally installed the i386
> version of FreeBSD on it even though it has a 64-bit processor. It works
> fine, but I think I'd rather have the "right" version. So, two questions:
>
> 1. Is it even worth worrying about at this point?
>
> 2. Can I just install amd64 without destroying existing filesystems and
> files? I realize I'll have to reinstall my ports, but that's OK.
>
> Thanks.
>
> More info below. Yes, the CMOS clock was set incorrectly when I did the
> install.
> $ uname -a
> FreeBSD tripel.monochrome.org 10.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE #0
> r274401: Tue Nov 11 22:51:51 UTC 2014 root at releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> i386
>
> Relevant part of dmesg:
> CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8500  @ 3.16GHz (3158.81-MHz
> 686-class CPU)
>   Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x1067a  Family = 0x6  Model = 0x17
> Stepping = 10
>   Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,
> APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,
> MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
>   Features2=0x408e3fd<SSE3,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,
> TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,SSE4.1,XSAVE>
>   AMD Features=0x20100000<NX,LM>
>   AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF>
>   TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
>

Why don't you just backup /etc and /usr/local/etc and reinstall? Usually,
there is nothing architecture-specific in those directories, I think.



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